Apparatus for humidifying air



July 17, 1923.

E. VEGNON APPARATUS FOR HUMIDIFYING AIR Filed March 28 1922 Patented July 17,19 23. I 1,461,843 UNIT-ED STATES PATENT oFFicE,

LOUIS EUGENE VIGNON Oli TARARE, FRANCE. ASSIG-NOR TO LES SUCCESSEURS ,DALBERT GODTDE, BEDIN 8v: O]? LYQN,

APPARATUS FOR. HUMIEIFYING .1113.

Application filed Hare}. 1922. Serial No. 17 395.

T 0 all whom it may concern: closed reservoir Z strengthened by tie rods m Be it known that 1, Louis EUG ro and provided with a water gauge 72. Inside NON, acitizen of the French Republic, of it carries carbon electrodes 0 mounted on an Tarare, Rhone, France, have invented a cerinsulated shaft 7) and separated from one 5 tain new and useful Apparatus for Humidianother b mica \vasocrs Two lateral G0 tying Air, of which the following is speci- '1" oi iibre i ed by nut: eweil fication. the shaft and assure the oi the This invention relates to an apparatus for whole. the humidification of the atmosphere in cer- Each electrode 0 has at its upper part tain industrial premi es such those usec p 1ection 0 on which is applied a metal 65 for spinning, weaving, etc. p e P lin d by a screw a and which stated:-

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An object o1 this invention is to provid for a. humid atmosphere in which the air is v a tube 6 fed regularly and with a constant r con- For facilitating mounting, the projections tent per unit of volume, the wat r apour 0 are arranged alternately on each side and 7 being fully mingled with and regularly diiiat the centre of each electrode 2) and fused through the volume ct air. the different wires 2? are connccted in series A further object is to permit of the ter to other wires a insulated by tubes 14 and vapour feed being regulated so that the air connected to the terminals or conveying the may be supplied with more or less water current. 75 vapour as conditions may require. The top plate Z of the reservoir Z is pro- By the present, invention means are provided with a tube Z connected by a liquid vided for the vaporization 0t water by elec- :ight union to another tube 3 fixed to a trio heaters more or less immersed in a body .llhllifil 2 and terminated at the int rior of L of water for varying the water level in the the latter by a flattened part 7/ intended to S0 evaporating chamber, for delivering the produce the expansion of the jet of steam in vapour to and dispersing it in a stream 01"- said chamber. The latter is provided lat.- air in a mixing chamber and for withdraworally with an air suction trumpet e and a ing the humidified air from said I iXing pipe 2' intended to lead back to the tank a chamber and discharging it into the room or th condensed water fr m th st a s5 workshop. Jr suction conduit 2 extends into the chem- In the annexed drawing, her 2 and leads to a fan 3 actuated by a Fig. 1 illustrates the whole apparatus. Small electric motor or by gearing of any Fig. 2 is a front detail view on enlarged kind. I scale of electrodes employed for the vapori- The working of the apparatus is as 1- 9o zation of the water. lows; the electric current from a rheostat 4:

The apparatus comprises a water tank passes to the terminals u and to the various provided with a ball cock 5 which Cu s Oil electrodes 0 which heat the water contained the feed of the water to the tank through the i regervoir Z an 1 idl b i it t pipe 0 when a certain level is reached. This boiling point. The fan 3 being in action tank is supported by a double metal trams (Z sucks air through the trumpet e which mixes of which the horizontal arms are fastened to with the st am injected into the chamber the supporting and the vertical arms pass through the tube e; and this mixture passing under straps e riveted to the tank. through the conduit 2 to the tan 3 is blown 45 Screws 7' providedior fixing the tank the by the latter into the premises to be humididesired height and allow of displacing it fl d easily. The regulation of the degree 01 humidifi- An overflow pipe in the tank a provides cation in accordance to the size of the for the outflow of the water into a discharge premises or the nature of the work carried 50 pipe h in case the ball valve should not act. on therein, is eiteeted by regulating the The water from the tank a is conducted amount of current "fed to the electrodes and through a pipe 1' provided with suitable by varying the height of the water contained valves j 70 to the vaporization apparatus in the reservoir Z by raising or lowering of which constitutes an essential feature oi the the water tank 0 or by the regulating of the 55 invention. This apparatus comprises a position of the float be What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 2- 1. Apparatus for supplying humidified air comprising in combination a closed vessel, electrically operated heaters in said vessel adapted to vaporize Water therein, means for supplying Water to and maintaining a constant level thereof in said vessel, a mixing chamber having an open air inlet duct, means for dispersing in said chamber the steam produced in said vessel, a conduit connected to said mixing chamber, a fan adapted to suck the humidified air from said mixing chamber and force same into the premises to be humidified and means for rotating said 2. Apparatus for supplying humidified air comprising in combination a water supply tank, means foradjusting the elevation of said tank, means for conveying Water thereto, means for regulating the supply of Water to said tank, to maintain a constant. level therein, a closed vessel, a conduit connecting said supply tank to said vessel to convey Water thereto and maintain an ad justed level of Water therein corresponding to the elevation of said tank, electrically operated heaters in said vessel, a mixing chamber, having an open air inlet duct, means for dispersing in said chamber the steam. produced in said vessel, a conduit connected to said mixin chamber, a fan adapted to suck the humidified air from said mixing chamber and force same into the premises to be humidified and means for rotating said fan.

3. Apparatus for humidifying air in factoriesor the like comprising iii combination a Water tank, means for adjusting the position of said tank, means for conveying Water thereto, means for regulating the supply of Water to said tank, a closed reservoir, a conduit connecting said tank to said reservoir to convey Water thereto, an insulated shaft in said reservoir, carbon electrodes mounted on said shaft, insulating Washers separating.

said electrodes on said shaft, metal plates fixed on said electrodes, terminals mounted on said reservoir, insulated wires connecting said plates to said terminals, means for supplying electric current to said terminals, a chamber means for conveying to said chamber the steam produced by said vaporizing m ans in said reservoir, means for introducing air into said chamber, a conduit connected to said chamber, a fan adapted to suck the air and steam from said chamber and force same into the premises to be humidified and means for rotating said fan.

In Witness whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two Witnesses.

LOUIS EUGENE VIGNON. Witnesses:

JULIAN KEMBLE SWEDBERG, GUILLAUME P1001111. 

